"Flower of Scotland", is?

Answer 1

The Scottish national flower is the thistle, but "The Flower of Scotland" is a traditional Scottish song.

Answer 2

The song 'Flower of Scotland' is not a traditional song having been written only a few years ago by Roy Williamson of The Corries. The 'flower' in question is not a flower, but relates to those individuals who fought with William Wallace against the forces of Edward "Longshanks" I of England,

Oh Flower of Scotland
When will we see
Your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit Hill and Glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again.......

Answer 3

Grateful Dead - Working Man's Dead & American Beauty (thanx for listing this great band) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River the Band - Music From Big Pink Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield & Buffalo Springfield Again Moody Blues - Days of Future Past Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline Janis Joplin - Pearl Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland the Bryds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

Answer 4

the flower of scotland are the people

Answer 5

Flower of Scotland 1 (Flùir na h-Alba in Gaelic) is the unofficial national anthem of Scotland, a role for which it competes against the older Scotland the Brave and Scots Wha Hae. In common with other UK nations, Scotland has no official national anthem. Flower of Scotland was written by Roy Williamson of the folk group The Corries in 1966. The song refers to the victory of the Scots, led by King Robert the Bruce over the English King Edward II, at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

The song is a particular favourite of Scottish national rugby union team fans, who first adopted it for the Lions tour of South Africa in 1974. The last two lines of each verse are generally sung with particular ferocity, especially before games against England. The Scottish Football Association adopted Flower of Scotland as its official pre-game anthem in 1997 although it was first used by them in 1993, following the Scottish Rugby Union's example.

A public petition was presented to the Scottish Parliament in 2004 calling for another song to be selected instead [1]. However, one counter-argument is that Flower of Scotland is not backward looking at all, more an acceptance that "those days are past now, and in the past they must remain" and that Scotland can go forth and develop into a forward-thinking, successful country in its own right.

The argument that the song is nationalist (in the political sense) also has little weight as there is no evidence that the Scottish National Party has capitalised on its popularity.

A more practical snag is that Flower of Scotland cannot accurately be played by bagpipes. The third last note is a flattened seventh, unplayable by bagpipes as the note is not within the bagpipe scale. In order to hit the correct note, a hole on the chanter has to be half-covered which is technically very difficult to achieve accurately and not within the normal conventions of bagpipe fingering. The tune was originally composed on the Northumbrian smallpipes, which play in F and have the benefit of keys on the chanter to achieve a greater range of notes.

The tune Highland Cathedral is seen by some, particularly within the sport of rugby, as a possible alternative[2]. However, this tune lacks lyrics and was composed by a German, not a Scot, so to many would not be an ideal choice. For the present, the vast majority of Scots are happy to stick with Flower of Scotland - which after all, has captured the hearts of many Scots and would be a hard tune to replace.

Scots lyrics
O Flouer o' Scotland,
Whan will we see
Your like again,
That focht and dee'd for,
Your wee bit Hill an Glen,
An stuid agin him,
Prood Edward's Airmy,
An sent him hamewart,
Tae 'hink again.

The Hills is bare nou,
An Autumn leafs
Lies thick an still,
Ower land that is lost nou,
That thae sae dearly held,
That stuid agin him,
Prood Edward's Airmy,
An sent him hamewart,
Tae 'hink again.

Thir days is past nou,
An in the past
They maun remain,
But we can aye rise nou,
An be the nation again,
That stuid agin him,
Prood Edward's Airmy,
An sent him hamewart,
Tae 'hink again.

O Flouer o' Scotland,
Whan will we see
Your like again,
That focht an dee'd for,
Your wee bit Hill an Glen,
An stuid agin him,
Prood Edward's Airmy,
An sent him hamewart,
Tae 'hink again.

Answer 6

Blatently the Thistle,

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE

Answer 7

Thistle

Answer 8

A weed known as the thistle. Also a song which is sung badly by lots of people who have watched too many Mel Gibson movies (Braveheart!)

Answer 9

The obnoxious little english sheight Perkinstein always turns up at times like this.
Hunt him down.
As for the faux-Scot who doesn't like the song, you'll be smarting at not being able to sing the 'The Billy Boys' then?
Scotish Exec. is gunning for your sort.

Answer 10

The Thistle

It's a spiky plant - greyish blue - and the flower is light blue/purple